Bill C-18 committee  The Canadian Grain Commission staff who work in Churchill, I'm not totally familiar with all of them, but some of them come from other ports. They come from the port of Montreal, from the port of Thunder Bay, and other ports. We augment the staff up there. I'm not sure whether th

Bill C-18 committee  We had a subcommittee that met with two administrators of producer cars. We also met with a shortline railroad operator and with a member of the producer-car shipping coalition. These four people all raised four main issues with our subcommittee. One of the issues was competitive

Bill C-18 committee  Thanks, John. As John mentioned, in today's market the maltsters have to deal with the Canadian Wheat Board for a price, and then the Wheat Board has a contract with the producer and they have a contract with the maltster. But in the future, going forward, the maltsters will be

Bill C-18 committee  It's interesting—there was one young farmer on the phone, and I remember this because he said, “Listen, you guys, whatever you're going to do, let's get on with it, because I've just finished harvesting my winter wheat crop. Now I want to make some plans for what to put in next y

Bill C-18 committee  We had lengthy discussions on market access, not only to country elevators that were owned by the grain companies but also to all ports and the access to terminal elevators, be they in Vancouver, Thunder Bay, Churchill, and elevators on the river. We realize there is excess cap

Bill C-18 committee  I would talk about the rail freight service review and service level agreements being made between shippers and the railways, and also the fact that the companies will now be in control of their pipeline. When I talk about pipeline, I'm talking about the movement of grain from th

Bill C-18 committee  Good evening. The mandate of the Canadian Grain Commission is defined for us under the Canada Grain Act. It states that we, the Canadian Grain Commission, are to establish and maintain standards of quality. We are to regulate grain handling in Canada and ensure that the grain is